2 wheel peel / rebirth of a short bed c-10

[sweetk30]

then all set in place ready for weld in and ran out of easy grind wire

had to put put down the the road in the snow storm we are getting now and pick up a roll. no big deal it is what it is.

ya there not 100% perfect but 10x better than bad sections before. and once all the stuff is on there you wont see it in black paint.

 

[max 02]

where do you buy easy grind wire?

 

[sweetk30]

local welding shop. its a esab brand. will get part # for ya thursday .

it does grind faster for body work repairs. but not as strong for welding strong .

i figured i was doing somthing wrong when i first started there as my weld wernt holding as good . then he told me oh ya dont use the 110 welder for heavy duty . use the lincoln 210 volt unit.

afterthat i realy noticed a diffrence. the easy grind is a lot nicr . flattens off faster with less heat / warping in the panels.

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also just ordered the inner bumper brackets from lmc to finish the mock up of the rear bumper and making trailer hitch plates.

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[max 02]

Perfect! Thanks...I need some for my 110.

 

[sweetk30]

2 stickers on the roll of easy grind wire.

 

[mrk5]

and sticker i got from mrk5 the sticker man of ck5 .

Nice! I had noticed the avatar change.

 

[max 02]

2 stickers on the roll of easy grind wire.

Thats great! Thanks.

 

[sweetk30]

ya time for diffrent avatar. but i will say i stole the image from your web site

but i gave one to my buddy we built his k30 truck with all recycled parts basicly .

no problem on the welding wire info buddy .

 

[sweetk30]

got the welder loaded up with new wire today after the snow plowing was done from the storm.

got it close and strong . dont need fancy perfect in this area.

ready to paint black and load it up with parts.

going to coat the inside in some rock/chip gaurd stuff i did the fuel tanks in to seal it up n keep dry. but i will not plug the drain slots with it . so when water does get in it wont be traped.

 

[sweetk30]

well its 1 color now the core support and bumper brackets that is.

1 pair inner bumper brackets front 81-91.
1 pair outer bumper brackets front 81-91.
1 pair outer bumper brackets rear 81-91.
1 center grill filler panel support bar 81-91.
1 89-91 quad light core support .

 

[Chevy305]

Looks great!

 

[sweetk30]

peice by peice its getting real good. thanks

 

[sweetk30]

we got core support mounted up and holes cleaned out with tap .

also ordered new headlight adjuster bolt/clips as mine were old / cracked / rounder and needed new. cant find them in any auto body books for the 89-91 style nose. lmc is 5 each on hem . i used my wholesale price at dealer and got them cheeper.

come out real nice for a rebuild and fix up of the unit.

 

[sweetk30]

also got the front bumper mounted up today .

all said and done its 1/4" at most off level from left to right as it sits now. need to do final tweeking when body is in place.

and thats a 4" std 2wd valence. i am going to get a new 4x4 version at 5.5" tall and non tow hook hole option . 40 new is all. as you can see it helps clean up the look under the bumper a lot i think. and gives the ilusion of being lower than it is.

 

[magik235]

Outstanding outcome.

 

[Teck]

Nice work.

 

[sweetk30]

big day today on the project truck .

body test fit / check body lines all panels / check overall stance and look .

i like it for a clean daily driver truck . the 2.5" drop frt/rear still make it nice but not to low.

its got 1/2 or little under 31" tires on 8" rims now . she sits 14" to the rocker lip off the ground.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Man... I wish I had the time, and money, to do a C-truck Resto....

This looks awesome:

 

[ryoken]

I really like the stance..

that blue one sits too low...

 

[sweetk30]

ya i am going blue/white kind of like that truck . and that is a bit low for me also that is why i just did 2.5 frt/back on mine.

guys at work riding my butt all the time its to high it needs to lay frame drop it man .

i tell them you buy it / you build it / then you do what you want. i WANT a clean dd use truck . and the pot holes around here are not getting any better.